The NHL Retirement Thread

[kovyperron5727 0]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283991

Great player, I wish him all the best in his future endeavours

[_HSB_b345t 0]

Thank you, Joe.

[tips09 0]

Thanks Sakic, He has been my first and only favorite player. Good luck in the future.

[booyaagrandma 4]

best of luck to Burnaby Joe.Wonder who the next captain will be ? Statsny ?

[Drewhunz 3]

Who will Easton's Sakic curve be named after now?

[TBLfan 25]

Who will Easton's Sakic curve be named after now?

Toews?

Will miss Mr Sakic but it's about time.

[troy 12]

I think it'll stick like the Lindros has.

[furlanitalia 1]

I know it was a long shot but I was hoping to see Sakic lace them up here in Vancouver. Best of luck to him, hope the curve sticks.

[Drewhunz 3]

This is the company that renamed the Yzerman meathook though.

[TCsnipes9 0]

Say it aint so, Joe.

[Krev 86]

Such a great player. Sad to see him go.

[nspeen 0]

Who will Easton's Sakic curve be named after now?

Parise or Toews seem like the best choices.

As for Joe I will always remember his lightning quick wrister rippling the back of the net..what a thing of beauty.

[Smitty34 0]

Great career for Sakic. Too bad it ended the way it did. I wish I could have gotten more opportunities to watch him play.

[top_shelf_24 0]

Happy Birthday Joe. Sad to see you go - hell of a career and hell of a player. You made Salt Lake 2002 happen

[raygunpk 0]

Anticipating the HQ highlights tribute on youtube.

[K9 Unit 1]

amazing player....best of luck, hopefully the name of the curve does stay, totally deserves it

[tro 4]

It's a Joe thread, but I have always thought of Burnaby Joe and Stevie Y in the highest regard, pure class.

Play with the same team their entire career, play hard every night, mentor young guys, lead teams to cups (& gold medals) and know when to shut it down.

[Aussie Joe 0]

To quote Don Cherry...

"Now watch Joe Sakic, he's the master of the wrist shot, y'know his dad used to make him shot 500 pucks a day? Thats why he IS the master, watch Joe, he's a beauty!"

One of the greatest players, skill, skating and most of all an amazing person off the rink as well.

[roscoe6 1]

It's a Joe thread, but I have always thought of Burnaby Joe and Stevie Y in the highest regard, pure class.

Play with the same team their entire career, play hard every night, mentor young guys, lead teams to cups (& gold medals) and know when to shut it down.

Couldn't agree more. What better mentor could young hockey players have than either one of these two.

[Jason Harris 31]

Will miss Mr Sakic but it's about time.

He was a point-per-game two years ago, .9 PPG last year and .8 PPG this year, each of which had less talent on the roster than previous seasons. One could argue he was becoming brittle, because he missed 48 games last year and 67 this year, but his major injury this season came from his snowblower.

The bottom line is I don't think he was embarrassing himself by hanging around two long.

[GekigangarIII 0]

An absolute class act. There just aren't many players with the same level of class and skill as Sakic imo. He and Yzerman were the pinnacle. End of an era.

And this is coming from a life-long wings fan. Joe I will miss you.

[BMcDonald19 0]

my fav player of all time. I have a signed jersey and signed rookie card! its too bad i thought for sure he'd play one more just so he could win another gold medal. wont be long before he is in the hall of fame

[Master P 0]

A class act. He will be missed. A true professional.

[RadioGaGa 162]

He'll be Avalanche Managment in 3-2-1...

[booyaagrandma 4]

He'll be Avalanche Managment in 3-2-1...

Ooh,that could be interesting.

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